Forcepoint Email Security vs. Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Forcepoint Email Security

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Forcepoint Email Security	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Websense's Triton AP-Email is a messaging security platform and module extension of the Triton platform.	N/A
Proofpoint Essentials	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Proofpoint Essentials provides protection against spam, phishing and other email threats, as well as social media protection, user roles and restrictions, and other protections oriented around the needs of small business.	N/A

Pricing

Forcepoint Email Security

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Forcepoint Email Security	Proofpoint Essentials
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Forcepoint Email Security	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
Top Pros	Pro Spam filter	Pro Easy to use Pro User account Pro Easy tracking
Top Cons	Minus Missing features	Minus Email encryption Minus Outbound email Minus Real time

Features

Forcepoint Email Security

Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business

Secure Email Gateway

Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Product A and Product B
	Forcepoint Email Security 9.1 1 Ratings 7% above category average	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business 9.7 2 Ratings 14% above category average
Anti-malware	10.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Customizability	9.01 Ratings	9.02 Ratings
Data Loss Protection	8.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Threat Detection	9.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Sandboxing	9.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
End-to-End Encryption	10.01 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Management Tools	9.01 Ratings	9.02 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Forcepoint Email Security	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
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Medium-sized Companies	Barracuda Essentials Score 9.2 out of 10	Barracuda Essentials Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Cloud Email Security Score 7.6 out of 10	Cisco Cloud Email Security Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Forcepoint Email Security	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Forcepoint Email Security	Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business
Likelihood to Recommend	Forcepoint Forcepoint Email Security is perfect for set and forget. Very little do I need to get in and that's to tailor a policy there are minimal issues I have encountered since using the product. Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Sr. Network Security Engineer Read full review	Proofpoint I would definitely recommend it for fast and easy deployment with no need of constant managing solution. It is a solid solution that will do all what you need for the email security. Especially when you have a small IT team or even do not have enough experienced specialists to handle email security questions - Proofpoint is what I would recommend to use. I gave it 9 of 10 points only because of the price, you can find find more cheap solutions on the market. Incentivized Valeryi Mezentsev IT Department Manager Read full review
Pros	Forcepoint URL sandbox File sandbox Spam filter Incentivized Guy Fridman Head of IT - Landa Digital Printing Read full review	Proofpoint For basic protection, the Solution has an Antivirus, Zero hours Filtering, and Impostor protection. Targeted attacks - URL and Attachment Defense. Content filtering. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Forcepoint Speed is not the best but its email not instant chat Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Sr. Network Security Engineer Read full review	Proofpoint I don't have [a lot] of bad things to say about the software its all positives in my book Incentivized DM Daniel Merkl IT Support Read full review
Support Rating	Forcepoint The support could be better, but the good thing is rarely having to call them. Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Sr. Network Security Engineer Read full review	Proofpoint No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Forcepoint Since Forcepoint is used widely in our organization, the integration between DLP web and Mail is amazing, and I didn’t find a good reason to split services between vendors if I have all the package in one place Incentivized Guy Fridman Head of IT - Landa Digital Printing Read full review	Proofpoint As already wrote, Proofpoint is perfect solution to be deployed quickly without requiring any additional resources or services. Good email tracking logs, excellent reporting features. Great filtering mechanism. Cost effective pricing. Incentivized Valeryi Mezentsev IT Department Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	Forcepoint Even though Forcepoint solution is targeted high in terms of price, the added value it provides to an organization by securing their system in web and mail is tremendous Incentivized Guy Fridman Head of IT - Landa Digital Printing Read full review	Proofpoint Proofpoint Essentials for Small Business has a simplified management. It has a Basic Archive and Legal Hold & eDiscovery Management. Integrated DLP that gives benefits to any organization. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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